चुक़ंदर

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian چقندر‎ (čoqondor, čoqandar), چغندر‎ (čoğondar).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʊ.qən.d̪əɾ/, [t͡ʃʊ.qə̃n̪.d̪əɾ], /t͡ʃʊ.kən.d̪əɾ/, [t͡ʃʊ.kə̃n̪.d̪əɾ]

Noun

चुक़ंदर • (cuqandar) m (Urdu spelling چقندر‎)

  1. beet, Beta vulgaris
    चुक़ंदर को कम तापमान पे दस मिनट उबालें।
    cuqandar ko kam tāpmān pe das minaṭ ubālẽ.
    Boil beets for ten minutes at low heat.
    ताज़े चुक़ंदर ― tāze cuqandar ― fresh beets
  2. beetroot (the root of this plant)

Declension
Declension of चुक़ंदर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct चुक़ंदर
cuqandar		 चुक़ंदर
cuqandar
oblique चुक़ंदर
cuqandar		 चुक़ंदरों
cuqandarõ
vocative चुक़ंदर
cuqandar		 चुक़ंदरो
cuqandaro

References
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “चुक़ंदर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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